City's dark fiscal crisis gets scarier every day

The most critical financial crisis in Harrisburg, which also greatly affects Dauphin County and the region, is the $288 million debt at the incinerator, owned and managed by the Harrisburg Authority. The board of the Authority has not been legally permitted to work since May, as it has only two members, not a quorum needed to conduct business.

Mayor Linda Thompson has sent good names to City Council for approval, but the majority of City Council will not approve anyone — unless the nominees had already been on the board before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling removed them, or if they are City Council’s chosen people.

The mayor re-appointed two people who had been on the board, but not the others. So, the old saying fits this ridiculous standoff “While Rome burned to the ground, Nero fiddled.” In this particular case, “Nero” are the majority members of City Council.
I had sincerely thought they would have the good judgment in this most drastic situation to rise above all the squabbles, approve at least one person, so the Authority could move forward with this critical work. This dark fiscal crisis gets deeper and scarier every day.

The majority of City Council might win this battle by refusing to confirm someone, but we all will lose this war, which would be a disgrace.
Neither this City Council nor Mayor Thompson created this outrageous fiscal disaster with the incinerator, but they now must work together to try to find a responsible solution.